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Bradbourne Village Hall

Wednesday 29th August – 7.30pm
Tissington and Carsington Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team
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Minutes from May’s Safer Neighbourhood Meeting

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Residents and business owners in the Derbyshire Dales are being offered discounted driveway alarms to help deter thieves.

The wireless alarms are being made available at police stations in the district. They usually cost between £30 and £35 but are being sold at £20 to dales residents thanks to a subsidy from the Derbyshire Dales Community Safety Partnership.

The alarms are being promoted by the Safety Partnership – which is led by Derbyshire Dales District Council and the police.

Dales businessman Iain Wakefield, of Alkmonton, said: “As our vehicles are parked out in the open at the end of a long drive, John Bointon from the Safer Neighbourhood policing team suggested we install one of these battery-operated infrared driveway alarms to monitor any unauthorised access onto our property.

“When triggered, the monitor wirelessly activates a portable alarm that can be carried anywhere in the house up to a maximum of 90 metres away. No wiring was necessary and all the outdoor parts are fully waterproof.” (more…)

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Tissington and Carsington area residents asked to set local policing priorities

As you may be aware, each of our Safer Neighbourhood policing teams hold a meeting every three months to set priorities, offering residents the chance to select what their local police officers and other agencies target.

The aim of our e-forum is to make it easier for you to have a say on priorities.  Simply reply by clicking here to this email and tell us what you would like your team to target.

Your concerns will be sent to the Tissington and Carsington area Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team and they will discuss all responses at their next forum meeting which will be held on:

Wednesday 29^th August starting at 7.30pm at Bradbourne Village Hall.

Each team works in partnership with local agencies, which include parish, town, district and county councils, housing associations, Derbyshire Youth Service, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Neighbourhood Watch among others, to help keep your area a safe, clean and pleasant place to live.

Priorities can include a wide variety of issues, including anti-social or nuisance behaviour, graffiti or vandalism, speeding, parking or anything which you feel impacts on the quality of life for you and your neighbours.

You are still more than welcome to attend the meeting if you would prefer to speak to officers in person or you can also call our non emergency telephone number, 101.

You can be reassured that we will listen to your concerns, act on them and maintain our commitment to provide a high quality policing service to everyone in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.

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Derbyshire Constabulary has announced changes to services at 17 police enquiry offices across the county that will take effect from Monday, June 18.

In January, the force proposed changes to the front counter service at stations across Derbyshire to best meet demand including closures at under-used locations and altered opening hours at others.

Following reductions in police budgets announced in October 2010 the force was left with a budget deficit of £13m by the end of 2012/13 and a predicted total of £24m by 2014/15.

The review found that several of the smaller offices received a limited number of visitors each week. The force decided to alter the opening hours of some enquiry offices, while nine of the 25 are being closed to the public.  The changes are expected to result in savings of nearly half a million pounds year on year.

Police officers will still be present at the stations, but residents wishing to contact the force while the enquiry office is closed are advised to call 101 or 999 in an emergency. By calling 101, residents can access many services offered by the constabulary, including making a scheduled appointment with an officer.

Ashbourne enquiry office will be open from 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday.

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This email has been send in by Derbyshire Police.

We are seeking the views of Derbyshire residents on levels of personal safety, levels of satisfaction with how the police deal with crime and anti-social behaviour and feedback from residents as to whether specific types of anti-social behaviour are a problem or not in their local area. We are also seeking an indication of how residents may wish to be communicated with by the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire later this year.

We would be very grateful if you could please take a couple of minutes to give us your views. Please click here.

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Residents in the Derbyshire Dales are being reminded about shed security as the Spring arrives and the summer approaches. It is at a time where people sheds and gardens will be used more frequently and also when they are more at risk of being targeted by opportunist thieves.

People are being offered the chance to buy discounted shed alarms and residents are being encouraged to take steps to help protect the valuable items they store in their sheds. The shed alarms have been bought in bulk at a cost of £7.19 each, and are being sold by the police to the Derbyshire Dales residents for £4.00. The subsidy has been provided by the Safer Derbyshire Dales community safety partnership

“As well as following advice including fitting and using a good quality lock, installing an alarm to your shed can act as great deterrent to thieves.”

Residents are asked to help prevent sheds from being broken into by:
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Police are advising people to be extra vigilant after suspicious devices have been placed on two ATM’s (cash machines).

Between 6.30pm and 6.45pm on Tuesday 14th February, a device was placed on the ATM at a store at Granby Croft, Granby Road, Bakewell. While the person reporting this incident went inside the store to alert staff, the device was removed by the offender/s. Incident no: 509 of 14.2.12.

Just before 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th February, three men were seen acting suspiciously at a bank ATM, The Quadrant, Buxton. One of the men had placed a plastic object over the slot on the machine and then removed it when disturbed by a customer. Description: three men of Eastern European appearance, about 6ft tall, aged 40-50 years, well dressed. They headed towards the alley at the side of Pizza Express. Incident no: 573 of 15.2.12.

Crime prevention advice:

• Members of staff at premises with cash machines should check ATM’s regularly.

• Members of the community should check ATM’s carefully and avoid using them if there is a device on the machine or if anyone is acting suspiciously nearby. These offenders tend to maintain observations on the ATM during this type of incident.

• Report any suspicious activity around ATM’s to the bank or store and call Derbyshire police.

Anyone with information or CCTV near these locations should call 101, quoting the above incident number.

Thank you.

Trisha Mellor, B Division Community Information Officer,

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[Reference: BA154 Crime number: 3161/12]
An elderly lady has had her purse taken from her secure handbag while shopping in Sainsburys in Ashbourne at lunchtime on Friday 20th January. It is thought that the offender unzipped the handbag and removed the purse while the lady was distracted.

Officers are advising shoppers to be aware of anyone acting suspicious or getting too close to you, or of people who try to distract you by bumping into you. Report them to shop staff as many shops are linked by the shop watch radio scheme.

Please avoid leaving handbags unattended in shopping trolleys, even for just a moment.

Anyone with information should call Derbyshire police on 101 – quote crime number: 3161/12.

Thank you.

Trisha Mellor, Community Information Officer,
Buxton Division

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Tissington Safer Neighbourhood
Policing Team Steering Group Meeting
Thursday 19th January
7.30pm at Tissington Village Hall.

Click here to read the minutes of the last meeting held in October.

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Shoppers in the Derbyshire Dales can get their hands on free purse chains to help keep them safe during the run up to Christmas.

The police and Derbyshire Dales District Council have joined forces to provide the chains as part of a bid to prevent purse thefts in Bakewell, Ashbourne and Matlock.

They can be used to attach the purse to a zip inside a handbag, to make it more difficult for the purse to be stolen and increase the chances of alerting the shopper, who might feel the purse being ‘tugged’.  It can be easy to become distracted while you are out and about browsing the shops but we would always urge people to make sure that they keep their handbags zipped up and their purse out of sight.

In Ashbourne people can get hold of the chains by calling at the Ashbourne News Telegraph office on Market Place or from Ashbourne police station, Compton Road.

Tips for safer shopping include: (more…)

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Tissington Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Steering Group Meeting.

Minutes from 20th October 2011

Standard Terms of reference for meeting given from Agenda. – Sgt Edwards

2. Minutes of previous meeting discussed.
Group informed that form 421 submitted for highway defect at Kniveton immediately after last meeting. PCSO Cleveley.
Group informed that form 421 with accompanying report and map submitted to Traffic Management for development with DCC highways regarding safety concerns A515 / Spend Lane junction immediately after last meeting any changes would be decision of DCC. PCSO Cleveley.

3. No current Priority Profiles for the area for discussion.

4. No new Priority Profiles identified.

5. Any other business.
a. Theft of Salt/ grit from road bins was discussed, a discussion about what constitutes theft and what would be reasonable behaviour regarding the use of materials from the bins. Group informed that if statement was provided and definition
of theft fully satisfied then a crime could be generated and investigated.
TASK – PCSO Cleveley to have press release issued outlining the crime of theft, road safety issues and inconvenience to community by misuse. (more…)

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Today Derbyshire police launched a new telephone number which will make it easier for people to get in touch with the force about issues that do not need an emergency response. So ring 101 instead of 0345 123 33 33, the old non-emergency number.

It is part of a national drive to make it easier for people to contact police to report crime and disorder, with all forces using the number by the end of this year.

While 999 is a well recognised number to report emergencies, that is when a crime is happening, when someone suspected of a crime is nearby or where someone is injured, being threatened or in danger.
most people couldn’t remember the non emergency number.

By calling 101, you will be able to speak to the police force control room of your local police service. Calls from landlines and mobile networks cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day you call or how long you are on the phone.

You should use 101 to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. For example:
– if your car has been stolen;
– if your property has been damaged;
– where you suspect drug use or dealing;
– if you want to report a minor traffic collision;
– if you want to give the police information about crime in your area;
– if you want to speak to your local officers; or
– general enquiries.

Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired callers can access the service via textphone on 18001 101.

It is hoped that 101 will reduce the number of inappropriate 999 calls, allowing the force to respond to emergencies more effectively. Between April 1 and September 30, Derbyshire police answered 462,423 calls. Of these, 70,520 were emergency calls and 391,903 were non-emergency calls.

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Thursday 20th October
7.30pm – 9.30pm

Thorpe Village Hall

Everyone Welcome

For the minutes of the last meeting held in July please click here.

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Residents in the Derbyshire Dales are being offered discounted crime prevention materials to help them keep their homes secure as the nights get longer. They will be available to buy from police stations in Matlock, Ashbourne and Bakewell.

The cost of the discounted items:
• Shed alarms £4 (RRP £8)
• Light bulbs indoor £2 (RRP £4)
• Light bulbs outdoor £4 (RRP £8)
• Letter box covers £2 (RRP £4)
• Door chimes £1 (RRP £2)
• Security kits Free (RRP £1)

The items are being provided as part of Operation Illuminate, a project by the Safer Derbyshire Dales Community Safety Partnership, which includes Derbyshire Constabulary and the district council.

Police Partnership Sergeant Garry Staples said: “We are fortunate to live in a low crime area, but residents can help to reduce the risk of having their homes broken into by taking some simple security measures. “By using ‘dusk til dawn’ light bulbs residents can make their house look occupied when they are out or away, and letterbox covers that can stop potential thieves from reaching through and stealing keys.”

Other simple home security measures include:

• Make sure windows and doors are locked when you leave the house or go to bed
• Make sure valuable items, such as mobile phones and laptops, are not left on display near windows
• Take house and car keys with you to the bedroom at night

Anyone with information about burglaries or crime in the area should contact Derbyshire police on 0345 123 3333 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Police are asking members of the community to report sightings of a white Transit flatback vehicle, displaying registration number: X276BLG. The vehicle was in the Kniveton area at around 2pm on Wednesday 28th September, visiting farms and asking for scrap metal.

If you witness/ed the vehicle in the area, please call 0345 123 33 33 and ask for your information to be passed to the Buxton (South) Divisional Local Intelligence Officer.

Thank you.

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Thank you to Cheryl for this information.

Just to let you know that John Webster had his 4×4 stolen from in front of his house last night – right in the middle of the village!! Please warn people to be extra vigilant with their vehicles and maybe get some extra security such as steering wheel locks as this appears to be happening more and more.

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An Ifor Williams horse trailer has been stolen from a field on Washbrook Lane, Tissington, Ashbourne, during the night on Sunday 31st July to Monday 1st August. Description: green in colour, model number: HB505. The offenders cut the chain securing the metal gate to gain entry.

If you have any information or saw any suspicious vehicles/persons in the area please call 0345 123 33 33, quoting crime number: 39859/11.

Thank you.

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Tissington Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Steering Group Meeting Minutes

Tuesday 12 July – 7.30pm –  Bradbourne Village Hall

Sgt Edwards (SE) opened the meeting and thanked all present for their attendance. The minutes were also read out.

Priority Profile/Issues for Tissington SNPT
Parking at Tissington – Road markings are now in place and are having a positive result within the village. The issue is now resolved.

Parking at Kniveton School –  Another site meeting will be held on the 19 July 2011 at 3.30pm with all interested parties. This is due to an objection raised by member of the public. (Kate Cleveley – KC)

Community Speed Watch – This is ongoing at Mappleton village. In the past month two vehicles were sent warning letters regarding their speed. (more…)

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Tissington area Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team
Forum Meeting
Tuesday 12th July at 7.30pm at Bradbourne Village Hall

If you have any concerns or issues that you would like raising at this next meeting, please contact this group through their new e-forum, which is part of the Community Messaging Service.  This gives each individual and village the chance to contribute to the setting of priorities in their neighbourhood.

The Safer Neighbourhood policing teams hold a meeting every three months to set priorities, offering residents the chance to select what their local police officers and other agencies target.

Each team works in partnership with local agencies, which include parish, town, district and county councils, housing associations, Derbyshire Youth Service, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Neighbourhood Watch among others, to help keep your area a safe, clean and pleasant place to live.

Priorities can include a wide variety of issues, including anti-social or nuisance behaviour, graffiti or vandalism, speeding, parking or anything which you feel impacts on the quality of life for you and your neighbours.

You are still more than welcome to attend the meeting if you would prefer to speak to officers in person or you can also call our non emergency telephone number, 0345 123 33 33.

To report an ongoing incident call 0345 123 33 33 
Emergency calls 999
Call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 
Click here for the Derbyshire police website

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Residents in the Parwich area are asked to be extra vigilant and report any suspicious vehicles/persons seen in the area to the police.

Some time between 12th-15th June, outbuildings have been broken into on Alsop Road, Parwich. Welding equipment has been stolen, together with a new bench grinder and a selection of DJ and disco equipment. Crime number: 30875/11.

Some time between 1st-15th June, a storage container was broken into situated in a field on Dam Lane, Parwich. Nothing has been stolen. Crime number: 30892/11.

Anyone with information is asked to call 0345 123 33 33.
Derbyshire Community Messaging Service

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For the full update click here.

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